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Aberfeldy Distillery was founded by the John Dewar & Sons, Ltd. in 1896, [4] and opened in 1898. [3] The distillery is located on the eastern outskirts of Aberfeldy, on the southern bank of the upper Tay. The demand for barley as a basic foodstuff during World War I led to the distillery being closed from 1917 to 1919. [4]
The Dewar's whisky brand was created by John Dewar, Sr. in 1846. [1] Under the control of his two sons, John A. Dewar Jr. and Thomas "Tommy" Dewar, the brand expanded to become a global market leader by 1896 and began to win several awards, including a gold medal in the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. [2]
John Dewar was born in 1825 in the town of Ochterarder, Scotland. He began his career in the whisky trade in the early 1840s. [1] John Dewar & Sons was officially established by John Dewar and his two sons, John Alexander Dewar and James Dewar, in Perth, Scotland. Initially, the company operated as a whisky blender. [1]
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A new distillery with a high-profile owner may be coming to Madison County. Karl Cook, an internationally ranked equestrian show jumper who is the ex-husband of “Big Bang Theory” actress Kaley ...
Thomas Robert Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar DL (6 January 1864 – 11 April 1930) was a Scottish whisky distiller who, along with his brother John Dewar, built their family company John Dewar & Sons into an international success. They blended their whisky to make it more appealing to the international palate and Dewar demonstrated particular skills in ...